Philippineness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Philippine +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

Philippineness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being Philippine.
    • 2002, Kwok-kan Tam, Sights of Contestation: Localism, Globalism and Cultural Production in Asia and the Pacific:
      My aim in initiating this process is not to present an essential fantasy of the Philippines and "Philippineness" but to draw meanings and connections among the various historical and filmic circuits in which the Philippines has been situated.